According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, there were 240 ships and tugs that went through the Soo Locks between March 25, 2024, and Jan. 16, 2025. During that time, there were 3,651 total locks.

Abdullatif Ahmed recalls his journey from Yemen to working on the icy waters of the Great Lakes, where Yemeni sailors shaped the region’s maritime history.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Michigan’s longest-running boat show is making waves with its largest display of Great Lakes boats yet.

The “piece de resistance” was the display showing over 100 years of F.W. Wakefield’s “Tobermory II,” “Champion” and now “Gerald D. Neville.” ...

If President Donald Trump's threat to tariff Canadian imports by 25% goes forward, 200 years of peaceful and profitable Great Lakes maritime trade will be at risk.

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Iron ore and most base metals fell after US President Donald Trump said that he could hit China with 10% tariffs on all imports from as early as next month. Singapore iron ore futures declined as ...

Get our free Wednesday newsletter and you’ll always be in the know. Sign up now A new study builds on previous research that shows winters on the Great Lakes are growing shorter due to climate change.

(Photo courtesy of Crestliner) Anglers know the importance of a reliable, high-performance fishing boat to handle the region’s diverse waterways. From the expansive Great Lakes to hidden fishing spots ...

And it’s a warning of what could happen everywhere else. “We focus on lakes in the Arctic because they are such great sentinels of climate change. They tend to show change before other lake ...

Following two months of record heat and precipitation in fall 2022, an estimated 7,500 lakes in West Greenland turned brown, began emitting carbon and decreased in water quality in less than a year.